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WorksheetsThe Boys in the Boat - Part 1
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 39mins
What friend of Joe Rantz was a central figure in one of Daniel James Brown's earlier books according to the author in the prologue?
Angus Hay Jr
George A Wyman
Tom Bolles
Byron Noble
On what date does the author begin his narrative in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1
July 1, 1933
March 12, 1933
December 14, 1933
October 9, 1933
In the fourth year of the Great Depression how many Americans had no job or prospect of finding one according to the author in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through
2 million people
20 million people
10 million people
4 million people
When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated President of the United States?
December 14, 1930
October 9, 1933
July 1, 1932
March 4, 1933
Who accompanied Joe Rantz as he made his way to the University of Washington crew tryouts in Part 1?
Byron Noble
Tom Bolles
George A Wyman
Roger Morris
Where were the University of Washington crew tryouts held in Part 1?
Arcata Bay
Montlake Cut
Langer See
Jackson Bay
What word refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?
Stroke
Sweep
Coxswain
Scull
Who was the freshman rowing coach for University of Washington in 1933
Byron Noble
Al Ulbrickson
Tom Bolles
George A Wyman
Who was the head coach for University of Washington rowing program in 1933
Byron Noble
Al Ulbrickson
Tom Bolles
George A Wyman
What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?
James Rantz
Michael Rantz
Harry Rantz
Frank Rantz
What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?
Nellie Maxwell
Thula Maxwell
Marie Anderson
Sarah Smith
In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?
1903
1889
1919
1925
Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
Roger Morris
Angus Hay Jr.
George A Wyman
Tom Bolles
In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?
1899
1882
1915
1875
What was unusual about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?
They were married in an airplane
They were married over the internet
They were married over the telephone
They were married on a mountaintop
From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?
Little Rock, Arkansas
Newark, New Jersey
Cleveland, Ohio
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
On what date was Joe Rantz born?
October 9, 1918
March 31, 1914
March 4, 1909
jULY 1, 1933
What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?
Ellen
Sarah
Alma
Marie
What word from Part 1 refers to an even balance or distribution of weight?
Ellipses
Posterior
Equipose
Elocution
What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?
2000 meters
1000 meters
500 meters
2500 meters
When was George Pocock born?
March 31, 1914
December 14, 1895
March 23, 1891
October 9, 1900
In what country was George Pocock born?
Great Britain
Belgium
United States
Ireland
What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides
Dinghy
Dory
Kayak
Clipper
What was the name of the custom built sectional boat that sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?
The Whitehorse
Lady Alice
The Green Dragon
SS Manhattan
George Pocock grew up in and around the boathouse of what prominent school?
Harvard University
Yale University
Eton College
Winchester College
On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver Canada?
December 14, 1930
March 31, 1914
March 11, 1911
March 23, 1891
In what year did Hiram Conibear die?
1945
1925
1936
1917
Where did Harry go to fetch a doctor when Thula went into labor in November 1924?
Sequim, Washington
Mammoth, California
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
San Francisco, California
What was the name of the family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?
The Jacksons
The Andersons
The Schwartzs
The Rosses
Which word from the narrative refers to a boat race?
Sculler
Intaglio
Rampart
Regatta
How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1?
14 and a quarter inches
12 and three quarters of an inch
10 and a half inches
19 and a half inches
In part 1, on what date does the author say it began to rain in Seattle as it had never rained before and has never rained since"
March 4, 1933
December 2, 1933
July 1, 1933
March 31, 1914
What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?
Smokey Joe
Hobo Joe
Chief Joe
Jumpin Joe
When was the Aurora Bridge opened?
1936
1929
1932
1934
What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
Roger Morris
Angus Hay Jr
Byron Noble
Willis Thompson
What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?
The Jackson Movers
The Franklin Transfer Company
The Morris Renovation Company
The Williamstown Moving Company
What was the name of the swing band that Roger Morris played with for extra money on the weekends while attending school at the University of Washington?
The Black Jackets
The White Notes
The Green Keys
The Blue Lyres
How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?
5.5 miles
1.5 miles
2.5 miles
16 miles
How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?
80
100
65
108
How old was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim
12
10
15
17
Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?
George Wyman
Byron Noble
Tom Bolles
angus Hay Jr.
Where was Joyce Simdar sent to live with an aunt after her family's home burned down?
Smithville, Kansas
New York, New York
Great Falls, Montana
Newark, New Jersey
On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
March 4, 1933
September 29, 1929
March 11, 1911
October 9, 1926
Who was Joe Rantz's music teacher in Sequim?
Miss Stanley
Miss Willis
Miss Flatebo
Miss Paul
How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
93 acres
160 acres
10 acres
45 acres
What kind of shop did Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?
An auto repair shop
An antique clock shop
A candy shop
A butcher shop
Who was the architect of he Reichssportfeld complex for the 1936 Olympic Games?
Theodor Lewald
Wilhelm Frick
Werner March
Hermann Goring
Joseph Goebbels
Why did Harry Rantz move his family to Boulder City?
Harry acquired a job as an auto mechanic in a repair shop in Boulder City
Harry had relatives who lived in Boulder City who agreed to help Thula raise the Rantz children
Harry worked as a master mechanic for a mining company in Boulder City
Harry wanted his children to receive a good education; Boulder City had one of the most academically prestigious high schools in the area
Harry owed money to debt collectors and Boulder City was remote enough to provide the family with a hiding place from collection agents
When Harry Rantz acquired a job at the Hama Hama Logging Company, where did Joe Rantz go to live?
His Aunt Alma's house in Pennsylvania
His older brother, Fred's house in Nezperce, Idaho
The Rantz family farm in Sequim
The Schwartz family home near the Hama Hama Logging Company's camp
The McCloud family farm in Sequim
George Yeoman Pocock won the prestigious Doggett's Coat and Badge rowing race when he was seventeen
TRUE
FALSE
As a child, Joe Rantz became seriously ill with typhoid fever
TRUE
FALSE
In 1903 at Kitty Hawk, Oroville and Wilbur Wright completed the first flight of an engine powered airplane
TRUE
FALSE
What is the only item Harry Rantz saved from the house fire in Spokane?
Joe's banjo
Nellie's piano
Thula's violin
The oars for the fishing boat
His tool box
Why were the 1916 Olympic Games in Berlin canceled?
Hitler was not willing to have them
World War I was being fought in Europe
The Spanish Flu pandemic made it unsafe
The United Nations recommended they be canceled for fear of violence
Why was Hitler originally opposed to hosting the Olympic Games in Berlin?
He felt the games were frivolous and unnecessary
The Olympic ideal of all nations being equal in competition went against his beliefs about the superiority of the Aryan people
The Spanish Flu pandemic made it unsafe
The United Nations recommended the games be canceled for fear of violence
Head Coach
Joe Rantz
Tom Bolles
Al Ulbrickson
Harry Rantz
George Pocock
Freshman rowing coach at Washington
Joe Rantz
Tom Bolles
Al Ulbrickson
Harry Rantz
George Pocock
Often felt that he did not belong
Joe Rantz
Tom Bolles
Al Ulbrickson
Harry Rantz
George Pocock
Married Thula
Joe Rantz
Tom Bolles
Al Ulbrickson
Harry Rantz
George Pocock
Built racing shells
Joe Rantz
Tom Bolles
Al Ulbrickson
Harry Rantz
George Pocock
Ulbrickson was NOT talkative
TRUE
FALSE
Thula was described as "an attractive woman."
TRUE
FALSE
Joe Pocock knew a lot about rowing boats
TRUE
FALSE
Whose quotes are used at the start of each chapter?
Joe Rantz
Tom Bolles
Al Ulbrickson
Harry Rantz
George Pocock
Harry never finished the house in Sequim
TRUE
FALSE
Thula did not like farm life
TRUE
FALSE
When Harry and Thula leave Sequim they try to take Joe, but Joe refuses to go
TRUE
FALSE
Joe was unable to survive in the family home by himself
TRUE
FALSE
What instrument did Joe learn to play?
Trumpet
Banjo
Violin
Organ
Saxophone
For whom did Joyce work while in college?
Policeman
Fireman
Mayor
Judge
Senator
The Great Depression did not affect the people of Sequim all that much
TRUE
FALSE
Joyce loved to do household cleaning
TRUE
FALSE
When Joe first played his musical instrument with his teammates, they made fun of him
TRUE
FALSE
The name given to eight oarsmen rowing in perfect unison is
Swing
Zone
Row-fast
Boatswain
Coxswain
Joe's old car was a
Chevy
Ford
Rambler
Franklin
Jeep
Thula played the
Piano
Guitar
Violin
Organ
Banjo
When Harry and Thula left the children alone, Joyce refused to care for them
TRUE
FALSE
Joyce showed more anger than Joe about the abandonment of Joe
TRUE
FALSE
